A woman goes back to the island where her parents were killed. They had been working on a cure for cancer and accidentally raised the dead by angering a voodoo priest. With the woman is a group of mercenaries and they meet up with some other researchers. They raise the dead again and all hell breaks loose. This movie (?) doesn't really have zombies…they are more like Talking Ninja Ghouls and doesn't really have actors…they are more like people off the street. Almost has a 'porno-like' quality and feel to it. Also, has way too much back-story and way, way too much over explanation. In a nut shell, it goes something like this…some scientists on an island are trying to create the cure for cancer but they create some kind of reanimation formula and to top it off…they let this voodoo guy's daughter die…so, the voodoo guy sends his wife to hell and she comes back as a demon-like thing and everybody tries to run away, but the Ninja Ghouls get them…oh except for this little girl who wobbles away then starts to stop wobbling…but she continues and somehow finds a travel agent and gets off the island (I'm guessing because they don't show this). Anyway, I guess, we flash forward to when this little girl is all growed up, but I don't know because nobody says so and they don't even have the little '20 Years Later' graphic appear on the screen…where was I? Oh yeah, so, this growed up little girl comes back to the island…I'm not sure why…to find her parents bodies or something? But she came prepared…she has a bunch of angry army guys with her and one guy is so tough that he actually chases a zombie down and starts to beat him up for no good reason. Also, these two tough guys and a girl stroll into town…I don't know where they came from either, nor what town they're walking through…oh and one is wearing glasses which makes him smart. I think they must have used the little girls travel agent. Then people start getting torn apart…basically introduced then torn apart, to the point where it appears quite random. After people are torn apart…they come back and taunt their old friends…these are very mean spirited zombies. Where was I? I don't know…watch it and I don't think you'll know either! You're probably wondering how the hell a third sequel of a cult classic claiming to be the fourth could be better than it's predecessors, especially considering that those two were directed by gore master Lucio Fulci and this one is not! I must admit i'm totally surprised myself but i think i actually enjoyed this one the most of the three. It's directed by the writer of ZOMBI 3 and has a lot of the elements that in my opinion made that one surpass ZOMBI 2: the fast pace, lots of violent action, and an even better 80's soundtrack than ZOMBI 3! The gore is top notch as usual even without Fulci, and there's plenty of it! The plot has nothing to do with ZOMBI 3 but instead goes back to a much cheesier take on ZOMBI 2's voodoo plot and takes place in the jungle. This time the zombies are for the most part dressed in black hooded cloaks and drool lots of black slime. By the way did anybody else see a resemblance between this movie's Viet Nam vet character and the head bum from STREET TRASH (one of my other favs) who also happens to be a Nam vet? Anyway this is one of my new favs. A must see for gore hounds and zombie fans alike.
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